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                <p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Toolbar Options</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can also add to or influence what information is displayed on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Element List</span><span class="f_BodyText"> by clicking on the following icons in the toolbar:</span></p>
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<li><img src="addnewicon.png" width="16" height="20" border="0" alt="AddNewIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - click on this icon to display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">New Element</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog, to <a href="newelements.htm">add a new element</a> to the diagram and/or package</span></li>
<li><img src="editnotesicon.png" width="18" height="18" border="0" alt="EditNotesIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - click on this icon to display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Notes</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> window, to add or edit notes for the selected element</span></li>
<li><img src="deleteicon.png" width="16" height="17" border="0" alt="DeleteIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - click on this icon to delete the selected element</span></li>
<li><img src="printicon.png" width="20" height="18" border="0" alt="PrintIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - click on this icon to print the current contents of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Element List</span></li>
<li><img src="reportingicon.png" width="17" height="19" border="0" alt="ReportingIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - click on this icon to display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Generate RTF Documentation</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog, to <a href="rtfdialogoptions.htm">create an RTF report</a> on the selected element(s) </span></li>
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<li><img src="elementlistfilter.png" width="144" height="20" border="0" alt="ElementListFilter"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - click on the drop-down arrow and select the appropriate element type from the list, or </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">All</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> to list all objects; the report then lists only elements of that specific type</span></li>
<li><img src="othertechicon.png" width="16" height="20" border="0" alt="OtherTechIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - click on this icon and select a UML, Extended or MDG </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> category to specify the category of elements shown in the list</span></li>
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<li><img src="shownestpackicon.png" width="18" height="21" border="0" alt="ShowNestPackIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> (Show nested packages content) - select to include child packages and their contents in the list; deselect to show only the first-level contents of the selected diagram or package</span></li>
<li><img src="shownotesicon.png" width="20" height="18" border="0" alt="ShowNotesIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> (Show notes compartment) - click on this icon to display a short menu from which you can select to hide the contents of the Notes compartment of each element, display the first few words, or display the full text.</span></li>
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<li><img src="helpicon.png" width="25" height="28" border="0" alt="Helpicon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - click on this icon to display Help on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Element List</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Audit History</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">In the Corporate, Business and Software Engineering, Systems Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect, if <a href="auditing.htm">Auditing</a></span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span class="f_BodyText">is turned on and the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Element List</span><span class="f_BodyText"> is open, you can view a history of changes to any selected element or connector, in the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="audit_history_tab.htm">Audit History</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> tab of the <a href="outputwindow.htm">Output</a> window. (If security is enabled, you must have at least </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"><a href="permissionlist.htm">Audit View</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> permissions to display the audit history).</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Work on Elements in the Element List<a name="workon"></a></span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can also use the context menu to perform operations on elements in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Element List</span><span class="f_BodyText">. Right-click on the required element to display the context menu. The menu options are described below:</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="645" style="width:645px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog for the selected element.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="125" style="width:125px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Add New</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="645" style="width:645px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">If the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Filter List</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> field in the toolbar is set to </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">All</span><span class="f_Tabletext">, display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">New Element</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog, through which you create an element of the required type.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">If the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Filter List</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> field is set to a specific element type, this option adds an element of that type to the package or diagram in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Element List</span><span class="f_Tabletext">, the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> and the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram View</span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="125" style="width:125px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Find in Diagrams</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="645" style="width:645px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the diagram that uses the element or, if the element is used in multiple diagrams, display the <a href="showelementusage.htm">Element Usage dialog</a>, which lists the diagrams that contain the element. </span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="645" style="width:645px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Highlight the selected element in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="125" style="width:125px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Bookmark Item</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="645" style="width:645px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Bookmark the element.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="125" style="width:125px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Documentation</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="645" style="width:645px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Generate an RTF report. You have two options:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Generate a separate report on each selected object in the report</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Generate one report on all selected objects.</span></li>
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<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">In either case, the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="rtfdialogoptions.htm">Generate RTF Documentation</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="rtfdialogoptions.htm"> dialog</a> displays.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">You also have the option to print out the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Element List</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> itself.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Alternatively, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Rich Text Report</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> icon in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Element List</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> toolbar. This generates one report for all selected items.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="125" style="width:125px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Show as Diagram</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="645" style="width:645px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">If you have opened the list for a diagram in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Tabletext">, show the elements as the diagram instead of as the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Element List</span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="125" style="width:125px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Diagram Properties</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="645" style="width:645px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="setappearanceoptions.htm">Diagram Properties</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog for the diagram.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="645" style="width:645px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Delete the selected element from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Element List</span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Alternatively, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Delete Selected</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> icon in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Element List</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> toolbar.</span></p>
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